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iOS 17.0.2 Public

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iOS 17.0.2 reached the public release channel on September 26, 2023. The durable public target is mapped to the September 26 general release. The five-day-earlier iPhone 15 entry is retained as a source nuance, not merged into this event.

Date
Sep 26, 2023
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple’s dated release record places iOS 17.0.2 on September 26, 2023. The durable public target is mapped to the September 26 general release. The five-day-earlier iPhone 15 entry is retained as a source nuance, not merged into this event.[1][2]

What changed

Apple said the update corrected a setup problem that could block direct transfer from another iPhone. Its update note characterized the release as including security work, while Apple’s security index says there were no published CVE entries.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. Apple security updates (2022 to 2023)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.0.2 and iPadOS 17.0.2 — 26 Sep 2023

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  2. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.0.2

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  3. Apple security updates (2022 to 2023)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.0.2 and iPadOS 17.0.2 — no published CVE entries; 26 Sep 2023

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

security · fixed

Security maintenance without published CVEs

documentedconfirmed

The product note mentions security updates; Apple’s security index records no published CVE entries for the September 26 release.

  1. [1] Apple security updates (2022 to 2023) · iOS 17.0.2 and iPadOS 17.0.2 — no published CVE entries; 26 Sep 2023
  2. [2] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.0.2

bugFix · fixed

Direct iPhone transfer during setup

documentedconfirmed

iOS 17.0.2 fixed a problem that could interrupt device-to-device migration during initial setup.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.0.2